Blade Length

[professor]

Hi Guys,
just asking out of sheer ignorance, plz. help me...can I purchase a Nieto knife with blade length 18 cms within India through courier without any trouble...regards

[tirths]

Hi Guys,
just asking out of sheer ignorance, plz. help me...can I purchase a Nieto knife with blade length 18 cms within India through courier without any trouble...regards

Looks like you are more of a knifeman

[Zake]

Well as per as the law goes, 18cm or 7.1 inch is allowed. But you know how these custom guys are, it's not supposed to be a problem but I would keep my fingers crossed anyway.

[professor]

Heyyyyyyyy Zake , tirths et al , finally strated with my first buy...a new Nieto bowie knife ...purhased it from one of our IFGians....Mr Bandukwala of Banduk Bhandar Indore....still I am interested in collecting a boot knife....may be Smith & wesson...

[m24]

Congrats, prof. on the purchase. How much did you pay for it?? Can you post a pic?? Are any more available??

Regards

[professor]

Hi m24, thanks for the complement....I got it at 2300/- ofcourse including postage. Typical bowie blade..serrated on one side with sharp point...somewhat heavy but fine piece. Mr. Bandukwala was very cooperative in sending me the list of available Nieto knives & I selected one....will surely upload the pic soon ....regards



professor

[m24]

Hi Prof.,

Can you PM me Mr. Bandukwala's latest contact details?

Regards

[professor]

Hi m24,
his detail address is given in Yellow pages ( Board index). Name of the shop is Banduk Bhandar , Indore.....Regards



Professor

[m24]

Thanks Prof.

Regards

[dobhal87]

hey professor , may be u paid quite much

a friend of mine has a manufacturing unit of military class daggers and Replicas of Antique Swords (including Katana) .

and those daggers 5-9 inch blade are sold at 700-1200 INR

[goodboy_mentor]

a friend of mine has a manufacturing unit of military class daggers and Replicas of Antique Swords (including Katana).

May I know the name, address, email, website of the manufacturer.

[dobhal87]

Mr. Bhanu Pratap
Owner of

Shiv Shakti Handicrafts
713 Pharasi Colony,
Dakra Bazaar,
Garhi Cantonment ,
Dehradun,
Uttarakhand 248003 (just for ur convenience)
Mobile phone no ::08909212124

u will be getting a bill with 12% vat


and DONT order more than a 1000 pieces ... just joking

and for concessions tell him u are a friend of mine (Rahul Dobhal's) and before calling him ...mail me so that i can tell him that my IFG friend will be calling him.

Rahul

[m24]

hey professor , may be u paid quite much

a friend of mine has a manufacturing unit of military class daggers and Replicas of Antique Swords (including Katana) .

and those daggers 5-9 inch blade are sold at 700-1200 INR

What about the quality of the steel?? Will a person get the same quality as found in Gerber, Spyderco blades??

Regards

[dobhal87]

strictly .... en45 Spring steel

and i dnt knw the brands u mentioned as im not much of a knife guy still i do know a little about khukris as im a garhwali and i happen to own 3 khukris (2 sirupati and 1 angkhola)

[m24]

Check the net, you'll find them.

As for the steel mentioned by you, please note that EN 45 is a manganese spring steel. That is to say, it is a steel with a high carbon content, traces of manganese that effect the metal’s properties, and that it is generally used for springs (such as the suspension springs on old cars).

Whereas Spyderco, Gerber and other known international knife makers use 440A stainless steel, 154C stainless steel, CPM S30V etc. Just to name a few. Hence the prices are quite high depending on the grade of steel used and the finishing and treatment it receives.

Sure, both are knives, be it Indian or be it made by Spyderco. But there is no comparison.

Regards